rice cooking; boiling rice
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
emphasizes direct object of action
heating; application of heat
wheel (esp. of a vehicle)
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)
innocent; blameless; guiltless
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
thereupon; therefore; because of that
flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
to ask; to enquire; to query
unopened; with an unbroken seal
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
infancy; childhood; tender age
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection